Question

A hiking trail is 3 4/5 miles long. terence 5/8 of the trail how many miles does terence walk

Answer 1

`2.375\,\,miles`

Explanation:

Given: Length of a hiking trail is
`3(4)/(5)\,\,miles`

Terence travels
`(5)/(8)` of the length of a hiking trail

To find: Distance travelled by Terence

Solution:

Whole numbers refer to natural numbers together with 0.

A fraction represents a part of a whole.

A whole number and a fraction combined into mixed fraction.

Distance travelled by Terence =
`(5)/(8)(3(4)/(5))=(5)/(8)((19)/(5))=(19)/(5)=2.375\,\,miles`